Business Management and Workplace Behavior
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Business Management and Workplace Behavior
This course is part of Leadership and Business Strategy Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze management concepts, leadership dynamics, and organizational structures.
Apply emotional intelligence and communication skills in managerial situations.
Evaluate personality traits and behavioral biases for effective decision-making.
Skills you'll gain
- Political Sciences
- Team Management
- Behavior Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Professionalism
- Decision Making
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Organizational Leadership
- Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
- Organizational Structure
- People Management
- Team Performance Management
- Business Management
- Personal Development
- Self-Awareness
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Leadership
- Business Leadership
- Leadership and Management
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May 2026
16 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
Learn how to analyze management concepts, apply leadership principles, and use behavioral insights to improve managerial effectiveness and organizational decision-making. This course provides practical skills in leadership, emotional intelligence, workplace communication, and management perspectives used in modern organizations.
The course begins with the foundations of management thinking, introducing learners to perspective management, organizational structures, management objectives, and the evolving role of management in business environments. Learners will understand how management supports organizational effectiveness and strategic decision-making. As the course progresses, learners explore management as both an art and a profession while examining the relationship between leadership and managerial effectiveness. The course emphasizes practical leadership integration, helping learners understand how managers influence teams, communication, and workplace performance. Advanced modules focus on managerial competencies, emotional intelligence, political awareness, and workplace behavior. Learners will explore personality traits, values, and behavioral biases to better understand how human behavior influences managerial decisions, employee relationships, and organizational dynamics. What makes this course unique is its integrated approach combining management theory, leadership concepts, emotional intelligence, and behavioral insights into one structured learning experience. By the end of the course, learners will be able to improve managerial effectiveness, strengthen team relationships, make balanced business decisions, and apply leadership perspectives confidently in professional environments.
This module introduces the fundamental principles of perspective management and core management concepts, helping learners understand objectives, structure, and the dynamic nature of management in organizations.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 52 minutes
- Introduction to Perspective Managementβ’8 minutes
- Conceptβ’7 minutes
- Objective of Managementβ’9 minutes
- Management Vs Administrationβ’4 minutes
- Levels of Managementβ’13 minutes
- Nature of Managementβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Foundations of Management Thinkingβ’30 minutes
- Getting Started with Perspective Managementβ’10 minutes
- Purpose and Structure of Managementβ’10 minutes
- Understanding Management Frameworkβ’10 minutes
This module explores management as both an art and a profession, providing learners with a deeper understanding of core management concepts and their relationship with leadership in modern organizations.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 50 minutes
- Management As and Artβ’9 minutes
- Management As A Professionβ’8 minutes
- Introduction to Managementβ’9 minutes
- Meaning of Managementβ’8 minutes
- Concept of Managementβ’7 minutes
- Is Management A Leadershipβ’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Management as a Disciplineβ’30 minutes
- Management as a Creative Practiceβ’10 minutes
- Core Concepts of Managementβ’10 minutes
- Deep Dive into Management Conceptsβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on the integration of leadership and management skills, emphasizing managerial competencies, emotional intelligence, and political awareness required for effective organizational leadership.
What's included
7 videos4 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 66 minutes
- Relationship Between Mandagement and Leadership Skillsβ’12 minutes
- Skills and Qualities of A Managerβ’8 minutes
- Continuation to Skills and Qualities of A Managerβ’8 minutes
- Competency of A Managerβ’9 minutes
- Importance of Emotional Sensitivity For Managersβ’12 minutes
- Literature On Qualities of A Managerβ’7 minutes
- Bargaining Power and Political Quotient of Managersβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Leadership and Managerial Effectivenessβ’30 minutes
- Management vs Leadership Dynamicsβ’10 minutes
- Developing Managerial Excellenceβ’10 minutes
- Advanced Managerial Capabilitiesβ’10 minutes
This module examines personality traits, values, and behavioral biases, enabling learners to understand their impact on managerial decision-making, employee selection, and workplace interactions.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 47 minutes
- Introduction to Personality and Valuesβ’7 minutes
- Five Big Personality Traitsβ’6 minutes
- Other Personality Traitsβ’7 minutes
- Personality In Employee Selectionβ’11 minutes
- Biases of Self Perception and Related Conceptsβ’9 minutes
- Continuation of Biases of Self Perception and Related Conceptsβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Personality, Behavior, and Managerial Insightβ’30 minutes
- Personality Foundationsβ’10 minutes
- Personality in Practiceβ’10 minutes
- Biases and Self-Perceptionβ’10 minutes
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